Alright Izzy here and you're shooting with big guns now
you're walking around with 150-60mm
and yes they have image stabilization
but after 10 minutes
you're going to get a workout
or a blurry picture or both
that's where these come in
This is a monopod 290 Series from Manfrotto
we're going to take a closer look
see how it works and how it's built
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So let's take a closer look
at the Manfrotto MM290A4US
basically this is the aluminum version
it is also available in carbon fiber
but guess what?
this is compact enough and light enough
that you can take it with you everywhere
because it weighs a little bit over a pound
but it accommodates up to 11 pounds worth of gear
so regardless of whether you're working
with a full frame
a small compact crop sensor APS-C DSLR
or even some of the micro 4/3 mirrorless
that are on the market
or some of the hybrids
this is going to allow you to get some
nice stable imaging
now remember this is the closed length
it's a little bit over 19 inches
but it does extend up to over 59 inches
and I'm about 6 feet tall
this is their D shaped system
so it gives you a nice flat side
with the D shape
but you have this beautiful rubber grip
which is the part that I like
because this allows you to hold on to it
plus it makes a great walking stick
now you have the flat surface head
which allows you to directly mount your camera
because notice
that it has the 3/8 adapter for video heads or ball heads
but then you have the quarter inch thread sleeve
right underneath
so if I want to mount the camera directly onto it
I can do so
and it just threads right on there
so again if I'm going to be doing video
this is fantastic
because I wrap it around the supplied wrist strap
so as you can see
nice and smooth panning capability
if you're doing video
just going to make your life so much easier
yes I know
that there's a lot of lenses out there
that have image stabilization
but a perfect example
if you're walking around with something like this
which is a very heavy telephoto zoom
you're going to need to work with a tripod
or a monopod
why not a monopod
there's your tripod collar
so this is very simple to attach
you have the capability of just attaching it
right onto the monopod this way
and remember you do have
the sleeve that disappears
and now you have a quarter-inch thread
alright so now I have this big telephoto zoom
the 150-600mm
this one happens to be in a Nikon mount
so I have very handy
very popular Nikon camera
this is the D500 crop sensor
notice that
since the lens is attached to the monopod itself
the camera is right back here
this way if I need to
now switch over
from horizontal to vertical shooting
I don't have to suffer by trying to turn the unit around
I don't have a head attached on here
I'm working with the tripod collar
so notice
how you release it here
and then I can switch it over to now vertical shooting
and again this is going to allow you
to work with something as big as this
or if you have smaller mirrorless cameras
I have the Olympus OM-D EM1 Mark II
with the 300mm f4
again with a tripod collar
so it does allow me to do the same thing
which I will be able to attach it directly
onto the monopod
if I want to use a tripod collar
now working with an APS-C camera
this one is the new Canon EOS 77D
with the PZ-1 adapter
so that I can use it for video and control it directly here
I can zoom and focus nice and smoothly
this will work great on here also because
again monopods are fantastic for stability
when you're shooting video
and of course
last but definitely not least
we have a full-frame Sony
this one is the a7 Series
is the a7RII
with the 70-200mm f/4 G-Master lens on here
which again also has a tripod collar
so it allows me to set up a configuration like this
so if you're in the market for a monopod
that's lightweight
easy to carry and sturdy
take a much closer look at
the Manfrotto MM290A4US monopod
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